Walter Bagehot: “The test of each century, more than of the century before, is the test…”

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The test of each century, more than of the century before, is the test of results.

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Walter Bagehot

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Bagehot asserts that the measure of progress in each century is determined by tangible outcomes.

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Walter Bagehot: “The test of each century, more than of the century before, is the test of results.”